Xilinx Korea (Branch Manager An Heung-sik) February 20, 2013 – Xilinx announced the availability of the Artix™-7 FPGA AC701 evaluation kit, which supports high-performance system development for target applications requiring low power consumption and low cost. The latest evaluation kit, featuring an all-programmable Artix-7 200T device, is equipped with tools, IP, and reference designs that shorten design cycles, and delivers outstanding functionality using FPGA that demonstrates the industry's best performance per watt.

The all-programmable Artix-7 FPGA provides enhanced system performance for low-end RRH (remote radio head), mobile backhaul, SDR (software defined radio), motor control, and various high-performance compact applications, while offering excellent power efficiency, small form factor, and low cost advantages. Additionally, with support for AMS (Analog Mixed Signal), DDR3, DSP resources, parallel and serial I/O, and other system-level functions, it will be an excellent choice for designers seeking to reduce BOM cost through programmable system integration.

The latest evaluation kit includes the Vivado™ design suite, design edition, and a device with a fixed license for the industry's first SoC-enhanced design environment. For design convenience, it also provides more than 10 reference designs including a full version IP license for Northwest Logic's DMA back-end core with powerful PCIe® and DDR3 subsystems. The AMA 101 evaluation card paired with the AMS reference design is the most comprehensive tool for evaluating AMS utilization methods to reduce BOM cost, from simple system monitoring to complex analog functions.